Being Singleminded!

Chuck Swindoll, in his book, Quest for Character,  shared a “Psalm of Single-mindedness” written by Joe Bayly. Joe was indicating that as James says in his writings, we cannot be double-minded or we become unstable.  I’d like to share it with you and encourage you to make it your prayer, too.  I hope it blesses you out of your sox as it did me.  

Lord of reality

Make me real

Not plastic

Synthetic

Pretend phony

An actor playing out his part

Hypocrite.

I don’ want to keep a prayer list

But to pray

Nor agonize to find Your will

But to obey

What I already know

To argue

Theories of inspiration

But submit to Your Word.

I don’t want to sing as if I mean it

I want to mean it.

I don’t want to tell it like it is

But to be it like you want it

I don’t want to think another needs me

But I need him/her

Else I’m not complete

I don’t want to tell others how to do it

But to do it

To have to always be right

But to admit it when I’m wrong.

I don’t want to be a census taker

But an obstetrician

Nor an involved person, a professional

But a friend

I don’t want to be insensitive

But to hurt where other people hurt

Nor say I know how you feel

But to say God knows

and I’ll try

if you’ll be patient with me

and meanwhile I’ll be quiet. 

I don’t want to scorn the clichés of others

But to mean everything I say

Including this.

And I have added Amen!